Project 6 – Building Social Capital

Recovery and Competencies

• Vicki Beere, Clair Burkitt and Charlie Plucker

Project 6 ~ Building Social Capital

Project 6 – Building Social Capital

Introduction:

Drug Strategy and Building Recovery in Communities

Project 6 : Integrated Recovery System

“Learning how to survive in a substance free world”

Project 6 – Building Social Capital

Our Structured Recovery Programme

12 week Structured Recovery Programme (drugs and alcohol)

The therapeutic benefit of closed groups

The Graduation

Evolving and Evaluating

Project 6 – Building Social Capital

From theory to reality:

Instillation of hope through recovery experts

Altruism

Reduction of social isolation

Into the community

Equals the creation of social capital

Project 6 – Building Social Capital

Competencies:

Professionalisation of the workforce is important

Competencies and characteristics?

1.Empathy and genuine positive regard2.Belief service users are experts in their own recovery3.Ability to assist in building self efficacy4.Ability to reflect on practice5.Aspirations for recovery

Project 6 – Building Social Capital

Conclusions:

1.Our outcomes speak for themselves

2.Our service users speak for themselves

3.Being right